JAMESTOWN, ND — Jamestown Police have confirmed the shooting deaths of a Jamestown couple are a murder suicide. Authorities say 26-year-old Cherish Petersen died of a gunshot to the back of the head. They say 33-year-old Casey Jensen died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A three-month-old baby found in the home was treated for dehydration and later released to family…
FARGO, ND — A new suicide screening tool is being used by health professionals in the metro. It’s a way officials hope creates common ground for health professionals to determine how to work with each patient. “I ended up putting a gun to my head and pulling the trigger,” said Scott Geiselhart, who is a former Frazee firefighter. “My favorite gun…
WILLISTON, ND — Williston authorities believe a man who committed suicide last week is responsible for killing a woman before he died. The body of 28-year-old Lindsay White was found in a rural area in McKenzie County on Thursday. Her death is being treated as a homicide. Authorities list the primary suspect as Jonah Hendricks. He was found dead…
OAKDALE, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health is offering financial help to a suicide prevention hotline expected to shut down. The state’s hotline, operated by Canvas Health of Oakdale, says the state can’t afford to lose their service due to heightened suicide rates. The department will provide $139,000 to keep the hotline open until at least September 29th….
WEST FARGO, ND — More than sixty motorcyclists are riding down I-29 to fight suicide. The ride started at Spicy Pie in West Fargo and ended at The Fort Saloon in Abercrombie, North Dakota. Representatives from the American Foundation for Suicide said 132 lives were lost to suicide last year in North Dakota. Many of the riders say they’ve lost…
KITTSON COUNTY, Minn., — A four–year–long missing person’s case of Dawn Carlson is likely closed after the discovery of a body in a submerged car in Lake Bronson Thursday. That doesn’t mean her family has all of the answers they are looking for. When it comes to Dawn Carlson, May 26th, 2017, is another date that’s now stamped into the…
DEVILS LAKE, ND — Funeral services were held today in Devils Lake for a former officer who took his own life. Nathan Weber was terminated by the Napoleon City Council in February along with Police Chief James Waldo. Both men decided to sue the city. But on April 26, the 31-year-old Weber took his own life. His mother wrote on…
MINNESOTA — Some school districts in Minnesota are concerned about a popular Netflix series about suicide. School officials and mental health experts are concerned the “13 Reasons Why” series about a 17-year-old girl who takes her own life could trigger dangerous thoughts and actions by vulnerable teens. District officials in Anoka-Hennepin, Lakeville, Edina, Eden Prairie and others have sent information…
